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Alabama takes down Georgia, again, in SEC Championship game1h ago

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Alabama celebrates, Georgia regroups after SEC championship

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Every Dawg has its day, but Saturday wasn’t it for the Bulldogs

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Look back at our live updates from today's Georgia-Alabama coverage

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Georgia Republicans pursue ‘blatant’ attempt to oust Lucy McBath

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Atlanta, we need the new public safety training center

Documentary, podcast planned about Atlanta police training facility

COMPLETE COVERAGE: Atlanta Public Safety Training Center

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50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP

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Q&A: The AJC’s top editor shares his love for hip-hop

AJC hip-hop doc chronicles evolution of Atlanta’s cultural dominance

COMPLETE COVERAGE: 50 Years of Atlanta Hip-Hop

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Academy in Atlanta gets a recording studio

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Documentary, podcast planned about Atlanta police training facility

Gwinnett first responders hold active shooter training

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Suspect sought after man shot, killed at troubled Atlanta apartment complex

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SUNDAY’S WEATHER

Mostly cloudy, incoming push of cold air

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Rosalynn Carter special section to publish Sunday in the AJC

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2 plead guilty to burning Wendy’s after Rayshard Brooks’ death, get probation

One suit against Fani Willis ends, another continues

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TROUBLING TREND

Teen girls victimized by AI-generated nudes; new laws might be ahead

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Trump, DeSantis at dueling campaign events in Iowa with caucuses just 6 weeks away

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Justice O'Connor paved a path for women on the Supreme Court. Four are serving today

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Winter weather in Pacific Northwest cuts power to thousands in Seattle, dumps snow on...

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Las Vegas police search for suspect after 5 homeless people are shot, killing 1

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US targets oil and natural gas industry's role in global warming

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McCarthy ditched, Santos expelled. The House is making history

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New Georgia congressional map maintains Republican power and may defy judge

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‘A wonderful boss’: Ga. federal judge remembers clerking for Sandra Day O’Connor

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Trump lawyer: Fulton RICO would be ‘election interference’

New Georgia congressional map maintains Republican power and may defy judge

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Maps preserving Georgia Republicans’ legislative majorities pass House, Senate

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Atlanta area lawmakers cite ‘historic number of migrants’ in letter to FEMA

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Santos expelled, eight of 14 Georgia lawmakers vote to oust him

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Georgia Senate backs Atlanta public safety center in charged vote

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Capitol Recap: Georgia redistricting may not give Dems the gains some expected

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Home seeks to ‘change outcomes’ for survivors of sex trafficking

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Sheriff: Cobb jail detainee dies from apparent aneurysm

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Gwinnett first responders hold active shooter training

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Roswell recognizes CORE Community graduates

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‘A wonderful boss’: Ga. federal judge remembers clerking for Sandra Day O’Connor

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Attorney releases bodycam footage of fatal Cobb police shooting in 2021

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Nonprofits help Georgians who are stepping in to raise their grandchildren

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‘Terrorized by HOAs’: Homeowners seek state help to curb association powers

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Mechanic who promised cars to people in recovery took cash, didn’t deliver, police say

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Violence, suicides mount in Georgia’s woefully understaffed prisons

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Death toll sets new records amid staffing crisis at Georgia prisons

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Photos: Alabama celebrates, Georgia regroups after SEC championship

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Photos: Bulldogs fall to Alabama in SEC Championship game

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Photos: Jackets upset Duke

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Photos: The scene at the SEC Championship game

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Photos: The scene at the SEC Championship game in Atlanta

New Georgia congressional map maintains Republican power and may defy judge

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2 burned during protest outside Israeli Consulate in Midtown, cops say

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PHOTOS: Plains says goodbye to Rosalynn Carter

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Documentary, podcast planned about Atlanta police training facility

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Consider presents of art for the wall by eight Black artists

Experience the Plum Orchard Christmas Tour at Cumberland Island this weekend

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Atlanta’s ‘Black Nativity’ returns, promises to be a show for all

Bring on winter: December activities to welcome cooler temperatures

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DirecTV loses TEGNA stations, including Atlanta’s 11Alive, over contract dispute

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AJC documentary at intersection of hip-hop and academia

Nov 2

1:30 PM - 3:30 AM

The South Got Something To Say

Check out details on the premiere of "The South Got Something to Say," a new feature documentary from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution chronicling the rise of Atlanta hip-hop and its journey to...

Nov 9

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Aging in Atlanta

Join the Atlanta-Journal Constitution for a fun and informative event on aging well in Atlanta! Local experts will cover all the hot topics, from winter activities to asset protection. Get the resources you need to...

Oct 23

3:30 PM - 6:00 PM

AJC Top Leaders Presented by: Kaiser Permanente

Join us on an exceptional lunchtime event devoted to celebrating Atlanta's top CEOs and senior leaders while embracing the realm of thought leadership and networking. The inaugural AJC Top Leaders event, proudly...

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